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Beth Sweet, the library director at D.A. Hurd Library in North Berwick, thanks supporters at a building launch for an extension on the library on Saturday.

NORTH BERWICK, Maine — Library Director Beth Sweet thanked a number of major donors Saturday for their contributions to an ongoing expansion and renovation project at the town's D.A. Hurd Library.

“We wanted to give you a preview of what your contributions have done so far,” Sweet said in front of roughly 10 to 20 donors Saturday afternoon. “It's an ongoing process but we're thrilled to be where we are and I think you'll be just as thrilled as we are.”

Donors got an opportunity to take a sneak preview of the ongoing developments at the library — which include a new director's office, a staff break room, handicap-accessible bathrooms, a new ceiling in the children's room, a new carpet, and a fresh coat of paint.

On the outside, a 1500-square-foot expansion is still being built behind the library. According to project manager Patrick Harrington of Great Falls Construction, the addition will include an elevator, a handicap ramp, and a new main entrance for library patrons. “The library will be much more handicap accessible after these projects are complete,” he said in reference to the handicap-friendly ramp, bathrooms, and elevator. “The whole library is now very accessible.”

These projects are slated to be complete when the library reopens on Monday, December 26.

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Patrick Harrington of Gorham, ME and project manager for the expansion of the D.A. Hurd Library, describes the process of expanding the library in North Berwick on Saturday.